** Inside OU
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https://ou.edu/freespeechweek.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20
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** OU Celebrates Free Speech Week
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In his message to the OU community on the importance of observing Free Speech Week, President Harroz offered a statement on the intersection of First Amendment freedoms and diversity, equity and inclusion at OU ... (https://ou.edu/freespeechweek.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)
Photo of three students on Homecoming Court siting in the back of a convertible waving to bystanders during the annual Homecoming parade
** Photos: Homecoming Week Memories
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Relive the spirit of Homecoming week by checking out the top photos from last week’s festivities ... (http://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/homecoming-week-memories.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)
Photo of the cover of Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains
** OU Professor's Book Chosen as a Finalist for a 2021 National Book Award
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Lucas Bessire, associate professor of anthropology, was selected as one of five finalists for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his book Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains ... (http://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-professor-book-chosen-as-a-finalist-for-2021-national-book-award.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)
Photo of two students standing by a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Entrance sign
** OUHSC Students Win National Award for Community-Based COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
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The interprofessional team of students was honored for their COVID-19 vaccine clinic initiative, which resulted in over 35,000 vaccinations administered to underserved Oklahomans ... (http://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ouhsc-students-win-national-award-for-community-based-covid-19-vaccination-efforts.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)
Collage of the Happy Teacher Wellness Intervention Team
** OU Researchers Aim to Improve Teaching Well-Being
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Funded by a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an interdisciplinary research team is taking a holistic view of the well-being of Head Start teachers in Oklahoma ... (http://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-researchers-aim-to-improve-teacher-well-being.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)
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** OU-Tulsa Faculty Member Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant
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Led by Claudette Grinnell-Davis, the research team will conduct one of the first large-scale evaluations of the Indian Child Welfare Act since its implementation ... (http://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-tulsa-faculty-member-receives-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-grant.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)
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** Cynthia Leitich Smith to Headline 2021 Neustadt Lit Fest
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The virtual festival will feature numerous panels exploring the work of Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee), winner of the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature ... (https://ou.edu/web/news_events/articles/news_2021/cynthia-leitich-smith-to-headline-2021-neustadt-lit-fest.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct20)